Feminist in the Concert Hall
2025-2026 Concert Season: By the Numbers
Our Annual Repertoire Report By Sarah Baer (and Liane Curtis) It’s a challenging time to be in the arts in the United States. It is unclear exactly how the next four years of the Trump administration is going to change the ways in which the arts are created,...
WPA News Digest – April 7, 2025
Our news items will brighten the start of your week! Violinist Phillippe Quint has produced a new album of music by women composers with the Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO). Milestones became available for purchase from Pentatone Records on April 4th, and features...
AMY BEACH news!
Big Happenings with Amy Beach's music!! The Munich Symphony (Münchner Symphoniker), led by Joseph Bastian, has released a new all-Amy Beach recording, featuring her monumental Symphony op. 32 “Gaelic” and also three world premiere recordings: her concert arias Maria...
Grant Deadline Monday, April 7, 2025
The next deadline for our Grant program is Monday, April 7, 2025! Learn more and apply here! We have deadlines every other month. While the focus of the grants is still promoting historic women composers, we now can consider more flexible possibilities, including...
WPA News Digest – March 31, 2025
This week is a banner week for composer Valerie Coleman! The Kennedy Center has announced the world premiere of Valerie Coleman's piano concerto, co-commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, for concerts on June 5th and 6th, 2025. Pianist Michelle Cann will...
WPA News Digest – March 24, 2025
We've gathered some interesting news to start your week! On Sunday April 27, 2025 at 3PM local time, the Women's Orchestra of Arizona will give the final performance of their 2024/25 season. Their program, titled "Spring Awakening," has been billed as a "carnival of...